Belt game 4,586 · January 4, 1997
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Miami Heat 83–80 at home to start reign 2,024 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since December 26, 1996, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on January 6, 1997.
2,024Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 41 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 8-14 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Bryon Russell | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Chris Morris | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| John Stockton | 37 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Greg Ostertag | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Howard Eisley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jamie Watson | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Foster | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning | 37 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Voshon Lenard | 32 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 6-13 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Danilovic | 32 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-5 | 3-3 |
| Tim Hardaway | 40 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-18 | 0-8 | 5-6 |
| Ike Austin | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| P.J. Brown | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Grant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Askins | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Martin Muursepp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).